I kinda go by those. But I don't really remember my measurements from the calculators and end up not worrying too much about the proportions.

I use these two Greek proportion calculators. I don't know if that's the same as the golden ratio.
http://www.fitness.com/tools/greek_proportions/
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/drobson207.htm

Who here has ever looked up there golden ratio?

 

If yes? who uses it as a goal and whats your ratio and how close are you?

If no? because you dont use it and dont care. then feel free to tell what your goals are :)

 

If no because you dont know what it is below is a link with 1 explanation   there mutiples and tons of them so i researched 5 and found that 99% of them match or are close within .5 inch

 

 

 

this is just an example    http://www.muscleforlife.com/ideal-male-body/

 

 

Example me

Height:              6' 1"

Wrist size:          7.5 inch

Ankle size:         10 inch

Knee size:          17.5 inch

 

My golden ratio would be

         using wrist only                   using wrist and ankle           were im at

Chest:         48.75                                   same                      Way over

Neck:          18.04                                   same                      Way over

Arm:           17.55                                   18.75                            18.5

Thigh:         25.84                                   29                                 30

Shoulders:   55.21                                   Same                       Way over

Waist:         34.13                                   Same                       Way over

Forarm:       14.14                                   14.63                            14

Calf:            16.58                                   18.75                            18.75

Hip:             41.44                                   Same                        Way over

Body fat %     9                                       Same                        Way over

Fat                 21                                     Same                        Way over

Lean             189                                     Same                        Way over

Weight          210                                     Same                        Wayt over

 

I found that when you use the fomulas that factor in ankle and knees and parts of the leg they came back with bigger results for the legs because it does a more detail calculation

makes sense if you think about it  if its only going off your ankle and your knees and ankles are bigger than everage and you aim for the smaller thigh and calf it would be weird to see

 

 

 

X

I love this tool. When I did it, I was right where I needed to be for a wrist size of 6.5" :-) I don't know how applicable it is to natural bodybuilding shows and if these measurements are what the judges would look for but they are provide great targets. I am hoping so as they really do define the type of symmetry found in nature :-)

 

The other metric I try for is what Steve Reeves outlined where your neck, biceps, and calves are the same size. So far my neck and biceps are spot on but my calves are an inch off. Some other ideal metrics are your shoulders should be 1.618 times your waist size and your quads should be about 52% of your chest size which again I meet to a T. All of these are great yardsticks but at the end of the day it comes down to conditioning (low body fat) and symmetry for naturals versus all these and massive size for the anabolically assisted.

 

John

Who here has ever looked up there golden ratio?

 

If yes? who uses it as a goal and whats your ratio and how close are you?

If no? because you dont use it and dont care. then feel free to tell what your goals are :)

 

If no because you dont know what it is below is a link with 1 explanation   there mutiples and tons of them so i researched 5 and found that 99% of them match or are close within .5 inch

 

 

 

this is just an example    http://www.muscleforlife.com/ideal-male-body/

 

 

Example me

Height:              6' 1"

Wrist size:          7.5 inch

Ankle size:         10 inch

Knee size:          17.5 inch

 

My golden ratio would be

         using wrist only                   using wrist and ankle           were im at

Chest:         48.75                                   same                      Way over

Neck:          18.04                                   same                      Way over

Arm:           17.55                                   18.75                            18.5

Thigh:         25.84                                   29                                 30

Shoulders:   55.21                                   Same                       Way over

Waist:         34.13                                   Same                       Way over

Forarm:       14.14                                   14.63                            14

Calf:            16.58                                   18.75                            18.75

Hip:             41.44                                   Same                        Way over

Body fat %     9                                       Same                        Way over

Fat                 21                                     Same                        Way over

Lean             189                                     Same                        Way over

Weight          210                                     Same                        Wayt over

 

I found that when you use the fomulas that factor in ankle and knees and parts of the leg they came back with bigger results for the legs because it does a more detail calculation

makes sense if you think about it  if its only going off your ankle and your knees and ankles are bigger than everage and you aim for the smaller thigh and calf it would be weird to see

 

 

 

X

I've been friends with the Adonis guys for several years and we've talked a lot about the golden ratio. When I'm photo shoot ready I'm spot on with their golden ratio... but the thing is, a lot of it has to do with my genetics. I naturally have broad shoulders, because I was born with long clavicles and I have a narrow waist. I'm lucky to have that natural v-taper. Sure I've put in the work to build my cannonball delts, but when I look at my son who has narrow shoulders, there is no way I would have him set a goal to be within my ratio. He'd have to add on several inches of thickness to his delts and that's just not realistic.

 

So, although I like aiming for an aesthetic v-taper, I don't think we should be chasing an exact ratio. I've seen way to many guys beat up on themselves and get discouraged because they are struggling to hit the mark.

 

It's also only taking into account your front/rear view. I've got nice width, but my thickness needs to improve.

 

Symmetry, balance, and proportion is all key when it comes to building an aesthetic physique. I believe the golden ratio only accounts for a small portion of this.

 

Bottom line... my recommendation is to take this with a grain of salt... Build the best physique that you can build. Don't try to build a physique like someone else or based on their numbers. We all have unique skelletal and muscular structures. Embrace what you're working with.